Action was picked up as a player was all in against Parick Martoreila.
Opponent: A♥10♣ 
Parick Martoreila: J♥J♣
Martoreila flopped a set on Q♦3♠J♦ but his opponent had a gut shot, the 10♦ on the turn did not help his opponent and he was eliminated on the 6♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson, who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown, who shared his story with PokerNews.
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Action was picked up as there were roughly 7,000 in pot on 10♦J♦9♣A♠, a player on the button was all in for 11,400, Cory Rock was in the hijack deep into the tank and eventually made the call.
Opponent: A♦5♦
Cory Rock: A♣Q♦
The 4♥ on the river scooped the pot for Rock and he sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000 |
Under the gun called 400, Victor Mvic on his direct left raised to 1,200, the hijack called and the cutoff called. Action was back on the under the gun player who sprung a trap and announced "all in" for 11,700, Mvic isolated to 16,500 and all other players folded.
Opponent: A♦K♣
Victor Mvic: A♥K♥
What a flop for Mvic as it came Q♥10♥7♦, Mvic with a Royal Flush draw managed to eliminate his opponent when the 3♥ hit the river. No Royal Flush for Mvic as the 7♥ completed the board.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Action was picked up as Cosme Gomez was all in on the button against the hijack.
Cosme Gomez: A♦K♦
Opponent: 9♠9♣
Great start for Gomez as the flop came A♠5♣2♠ and held as the board ran out A♣7♦ and he doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
Action was picked up with roughly 50,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♦8♥8♠6♣Q♣, a player in the big blind bet 12,000 on the river and left 200 chips behind, Iurii Senchylo from the cutoff asked for the rest.
The big blind shook his head before flicking his last two chips and tabled A♥A♠, but what a river for Senchylo as he tabled Q♦Q♥. Senchylo now playing over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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104,000
104,000
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104,000 |
Before the 2025 World Series of Poker started, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz were joined by Joey Ingram and Christina Gollins on the PokerNews Podcast to host the show's first-ever Fantasy Draft!
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Simon Wilson raised under the gun to 1,200, the hijack and the big blind called. Wilson fired out a continuation bet on a flop of 6♥9♣K♦, the hijack folded and the big blind called.
Action went check-check on the 2♠ turn, and the big blind decided to lead for 4,000 when the 5♥ hit the river. Wilson went into the tank for a short while before he announced all in for roughly 26,000, the big blind quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
